Voluntary Counseling and Testing: Research

• VCT Efficacy Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial in 3 Developing Countries
  This multi-center randomized controlled trial published in 2000 showed that VCT clients in Kenya, Tanzania, and Trinidad & Tobago had sustained reductions in certain reported high-risk sexual behaviors.
  
  
• VCT Among African Youth [PDF, 904KB]
  Findings from exploratory research at two sites in Uganda and one site in Kenya.
  
  
• VCT and Youth [PDF, 996KB]
  This report discusses the importance of voluntary counseling and testing as a tool for HIV prevention among young people, and presents strategies for implementing VCT services for youth.
  
  
• HIV and Partner Violence: What are the Implications for Voluntary Counseling and Testing? [PDF, 105KB]
  Millions of women around the world face two threats to their health and well-being: HIV/AIDS and violence by an intimate partner.
  
  
• Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV: A Strategic Framework [PDF, 577KB]
  This document introduces FHI's strategy for strengthening and expanding VCT services.
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